Boule
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Boule was the citizen council of Classical Athens responsible for preparing legislation and overseeing the day-to-day administration of the city-state’s government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boule canonical | 8 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian institution
ⓘ
council ⓘ deliberative assembly ⓘ political body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Athenian city-state ⓘ |
| composedOf | Athenian citizens ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| governedBy | laws of Athens ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administration of public business
ⓘ
agenda-setting for the Assembly ⓘ emergency decision-making within limits set by the Assembly ⓘ management of trireme fleet ⓘ oversight of public works ⓘ preliminary review of decrees ⓘ preparing treaties for Assembly approval ⓘ receiving foreign embassies ⓘ supervision of state revenues and expenditures ⓘ |
| hasRole |
convening the Ekklesia
ⓘ
implementation of Assembly decrees ⓘ management of state finances ⓘ oversight of day-to-day administration ⓘ oversight of foreign policy preparation ⓘ preliminary examination of proposals (probouleusis) ⓘ preparation of legislation ⓘ review of officials’ accounts (euthynai) ⓘ scrutiny of officials (dokimasia) ⓘ supervision of magistrates ⓘ supervision of the fleet and defenses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ |
| location | Athens ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Athenian Council of 500 (Boule)
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of 500
|
| membersPerTribe | 50 ⓘ |
| metAt | Bouleuterion on the Athenian Agora ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 500 ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | Classical period of Athens ⓘ |
| organizedIn | ten tribes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Athenian democracy
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian constitution
Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Areopagus
ⓘ
Athenian tribes ⓘ Ecclesia ⓘ
surface form:
Ekklesia
|
| selectionMethod |
annual appointment
ⓘ
sortition ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Ecclesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ekklesia
|
| usedLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Athenian Council of 500